A giant opal that weighs nearly 12,000 carats received a six-figure bid at an auction in Anchorage, Alaska. The precious stone, which is split in two, was sold for $143,750 on Sunday by Alaska Premier ...

German retailer Koroit Opal Company specializes in curating and selling Australian gemstones. Koroit is not just the company’s namesake but a well-known opal mining region in Queensland. It’s also the ...

The world’s finest uncut opal, a 998-gram gem called the Fire of Australia, has gone on permanent public display for the first time since its discovery more than 60 years ago. Valued at more than $675 ...

If you want to do business with the government, go to Washington, D.C. If you want to do business with bankers, go to Wall Street. If you want to do business in opals, go to Coober Pedy, Australia.

GOLD COAST, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The world’s largest online auction website for natural Opals and Gemstones has announced two new auction formats. The ‘Auctioneers Pick’ which runs every ...

The red dirt in central Australia might be a close mimic for the red surface of Mars, suggests research that sheds light on how opals formed in the land Down Under. Precious opal is Australia’s ...